Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten
 | Label: Phi Catalog: LPH013 Format: CD Landshamer; Schmitt; Boesch; Collegium Vocale Gent; Orchestre des Champs-Elysees; HerrewegheComposed by: Haydn, Josep Inspired by Handel, Haydn felt the need to compose oratorios. Following “The Creation” came “The Seasons”, the idea for which came to him from Baron van Swieten. Little convinced initially, Haydn eventually came around. The work that resulted is a vast Nature fresco that describes landscapes and the attendant feelings they arouse. This recording is a double-first for conductor Philippe Herreweghe, his first “Seasons” and the first in a Phi Haydn cycle, with “The Creation” to follow”.  Price: $39.98 |